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• Harry Connick, Jr.'s 2 New Albums, 'Oh, My NOLA' & 'Chanson Du Vieux Carre,' Drop Jan. 30
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Sidney Bechet was the first important jazz soloist on records in history (beating Louis Armstrong by a few months). A brilliant soprano saxophonist and clarinetist with a wide vibrato that listeners either loved or hated, Bechet's style did not evolve much through the years but he never lost his enthusiasm or creativity. A master at bot... Continue Bio >>

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Discography:
2012 You Might As Well
2012 Strike a Light!
196z We Dig Dixieland
1958 Parisian Encounter
1958 Paris Jazz Concert
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Filmography:
1999 Reed Royalty
1989 Steve Lacy: Lift the Bandstand
1955 L'Inspecteur Connait La Musique
1939 Moon Over Harlem
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